Ghost
Inkling
Maybe it's to practice for when we're published.
He probably did have a predecessor who taught him how to do it, though they must have left his life soon afterward. Also, Quasi would have needed someone to teach him how to whittle all those wooden figurines (Frollo doesn't seem like the kind who would support such creative ventures wholeheartedly).So, Quasimodo spent his whole life in the belltower of Notre Dame, right? But he couldn't have been the bellringer for all that time, because he would've had to wait until he was big/old/strong enough to reach and ring the bells. So who was the bellringer before Quasi, and why did they stop? Did they teach Quasi how to do the job and then just retire? Did they die? I want to know!
Does anyone know if authors who publish Kindle books on Amazon.com can edit customer reviews of their work?
Three weeks ago, I wrote a 1-star review of a self-published "historical romance" novel set in ancient Egypt, criticizing it for numerous flagrant inaccuracies and atrocious characterization (especially the male lead). My review was ~700 words long, but when I went to check on it this morning, only the concluding paragraph remained. And since this paragraph started with "All that aside", it should have been clear to any browser with a brain that there was originally more text preceding it. All my criticisms of the book's historical errors happened to be in the excised text.
Luckily I was able to recover my original review in its entirety from a Google cache, but I still wonder who would have tampered with it in the first place. Was it Amazon.com? They didn't send me a message that there was anything against site policy in my review, and I'm pretty sure it had no personal attacks or insults against the author's character. The only other conclusion that makes sense is that the book's author herself, or someone associated with her, was somehow able to cut out my criticisms. If it's the latter, she sure gave me even more reason to avoid the rest of her work.
They are illegal in Massachusetts… er, so "no" for me, but I'm going somewhere with this.Anyone live in a place where you can use them??
They are illegal in Massachusetts… er, so "no" for me, but I'm going somewhere with this.
However, there is a certain pond where the homeowners launch fireworks anyway. One of my friends has relatives who own a place along the pond, so for a few years, I watched five different households (or summer-home-holds?) launching fireworks that were snuck over the border from New Hampshire.
There was a police cruiser parked near the pond. Why? Because policemen like watching fireworks, too.
I had a weird dream last night that I just remembered in the middle of math homework. Some of you guys came over to my place and hung out for a day. It was very strange and kind of fascinating, since my subconscious had the hard job of building a real-life appearance for everyone. Except Legendary Sidekick. He was himself.
Svrtnsse and I were stargazing on the roof, and Ireth was doing something in the kitchen that involved chemistry equipment and a Lovecraft anthology. I think she was trying to bring Cthulhu to life...Like I said, weird. Legendary was reading through my papers from last semester and red-penning them while muttering about stylistic gaffes. Someone else was reading through my Robert Burns collection; I think it was Incanus, because he was using big words. XD
Then we all went to Comic Con in Buffalo. Why? I don't know. While we were there, Ireth bought a promotional poster for The Silmarillion, which was apparently being made into a movie. It had Fëanor front and center, with this insane grin on his face and a Silmaril cupped in his hands. Which is...er...not how one holds a Silmaril. Ouch.
...And then I woke up. Sorry. Feeling rambly.